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Amid surging Covid-19 cases, Haryana extends lockdown till May 17

The state government said Haryana would observe the period as 'Surkshit Haryana'

175.6 mn free Covid-19 vaccine doses provided to states: MoS Anurag Thakur

Minister of State for Finance Anurag Singh Thakur on Sunday said the government has provided 175.6 million Covid-19 vaccine doses so far to states and union territories for inoculation of people

Delhi Metro services to remain suspended till May 17 morning: DMRC

As the national capital enters into an extended period of lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, the Delhi Metro services on all lines will remain suspended from Monday till 5 am on May 17

Boeing to construct 200-bed ICU hospital in Gorakhpur, says UP govt

US-based aircraft maker Boeing has proposed to construct a 200-bed ICU hospital at Vir Bahadur Singh Sports College in Gorakhpur, the Uttar Pradesh government said on Sunday

Haryana govt extends coronavirus lockdown by a week till May 17

The Haryana government on Sunday announced extending the coronavirus-induced lockdown in the state by a week till May 17

Telangana to deploy fresh grads to ease Covid strain on healthcare sector

With Telangana's healthcare sector grappling with mounting pressure of Covid pandemic, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has decided to temporarily draw upon fresh medical and paramedical graduates

Tamil Nadu govt urges industries to produce medical oxygen under CSR scheme

The Tamil Nadu government on Sunday made an appeal to various industries in the state to produce medical oxygen under the CSR scheme, following a surge in Covid-19 infections in the state

Transparent distribution

Centre must have a clear formula for sharing vaccines

Covid-19 crisis: HCL Tech to HUL, corporate India extends a helping hand

Supports with isolation centres, medical & financial help, friendly leave policies

Do away with Covid-19 negative report rule, airlines urge state govts

A second wave of Covid-19 has severely hit Indian airlines

Russia's Sputnik V jabs set to make India debut at private hospitals

A large vaccine consignment is expected from Russia by third week of this month

Covid-19 crisis: Consumer firms fear sales hit as virus reaches hinterland

Rural India was largely unaffected by first wave of Covid-19

Statsguru: 6 charts explain how Covid-19 is hitting women harder than men

The study also shows the unequal economic impact of the crisis on women, compared to men

Scamsters cash in on Covid-19 desperation amid a relentless second wave

Patients, their relatives getting conned on the promise of oxygen, medicine, hospital beds

Covid-19: Hero MotoCorp extends shutdown of plants across India till May 16

The extension of suspension of operations at the plants is also in line with its commitment to the safety and welfare of its people and to break the chain of the spread of Covid

M3M group, Indian Air force set up 150-bed Covid-19 care centre at Gurugram

A mobile medical unit is also available for shifting any patient from the Covid care centre to the hospital

Scientists in China discussed weaponising coronavirus in 2015: Report

The paper titled The Unnatural Origin of SARS and New Species of Man-Made Viruses as Genetic Bioweapons suggested that World War Three would be fought with biological weapons

High industry spread structural trend rather than cyclical: Tata Steel CFO

Koushik Chatterjee, executive director and chief financial officer, Tata Steel, tells Ishita Ayan Dutt that balance sheet strengthening continues to be an enterprise strategy

With banks blindsided by Covid-19, incidence of fraud may well have gone up

RBI's supervisory load has also gone up, with both non-banking financial companies and urban co-operative banks coming under closer scrutiny

MFIs, banks need to revisit micro-loan pricing: CreditAccess Grameen MD

Udaya Kumar Hebbar comes across as a contrarian when he says that the industry has learnt to navigate lockdowns